Sharp County record., 1887-08-18

A BULLETIN 70 the Milwaukee NeRuAef,
from Madison, at s. m, OF the I-'h'
ssid the Nendota Insane Asylum was
burning, and that the entire fire depart
meut had been summoned 10 the scene.
No further particulars.
WHILE Ed McDuff and Hugh Mcdonald
were driving 10 their homes from circus
ST Msrinette, Wis, on the llth. they were
struck bv s Chicago & Northwestern train
at s crossing about a mile outside Of the
city and instantly killed, together with the
nurse. They were unmarried.
SHAFT No. l of the Ashland mine, near
Hurley, Wis. caved in on the 10th, killing
three men and injuring another so badly
that he is not expected TO live. The names
of the victims are Tim c. Dwyer, Steve
Never, John Toll and Louis Augustine.
Joseph Urban had both legs broken.
Over leaves a wife and five children at
Hancock, Mich. but the others are single
men.
The residence Of Henry Winsum at the
Crescent Coal works, Charleston, W. Va,
caught fire and was consumed on the llth'
In the building were two children, aged
five and seven years respectively. The
younger jumped from the building and
was caught by its father, but the other
was burned 10 death. When his remains
were found they were wrapped in lot OF
bed-clothes, showing that the child got
into bed TO save itself.
FIRE at Brooklyn, Is., destroyed Kings
low opera-house. Loss, 80 600; no lnsur'
ance. Stober's harness-ShOp building and
contents: loss. 600; insurance. A,Uoo. IT,
Wins Office: loss. 5000; insurance, sSJO
". S. Sharp. implements: s,Sl,OlJ;insur'
ance. 81 900. Roland's barber-shop; loss
500; no insurance. William Crawford
was killed by a falling building. Warren
Martin was run over by fire engine and
was fatally injured.
On the return trip to Detroit, Mich, Of
the steamer Alaska from Put-in-Bay on
the night of the 1lth, gang OF tough;
took possession of the boat, assaultlng
men, insulting women, and robbing pas
sengers without any pretense at conceal
ment. Three passengers were badly
pounded, and the crew and passenger;
were so terrorized no resistance was offer
ed. On arrival in Detroit two patrol
wagons were called and eleven arrests
made.
The French press advises the closest
possible alliance between France and Rus
sia. because Of the growing friendship be-
tween Germany and Italy.
The Union Labor convention at Roches
ter. NY, on the Ilth, declared itself on
the tariff and pauper immigration, nomi'
mated a State ticket and adjourned.
The French Patriotic League is arousing
strong anti-German feeling Throughout
| France. and hundreds Of new names ar
added to the membership rolls daily.
ITwas reported at Rustchuk on the 1ltf
that Prince Ferdinand had abandoned tbs
Journey 10 Bulgaria in consequence Of Tur
KEYS threat TO occupy Bulgaria.
The President gave 8 reception on th'
1lth in the East room 10 three hundred
ladies and children from the Methods
Episcopal Sunday school at Easton, Nd.
a SHE'LL was accidentally exploded II
the fort al Waxholm, Sweden, a com
manding approach TO Stockholm in th'
| Gulf Of Bothnia, on the llth. NineteeI
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Others, including three officers, wer'
| wounded.
| PLEURO-PNEUNoNIA has been discovered
at Kings cattle-yards in Detroit, Mich
Over a dozen cases now existing. Quaran
tine will be instituted Immediately.
4 NETTING Of the Cabinet was held a
the White House on the llth. 1t was az
tended BY Secretaries Bavard, Fairchild
Whitney and Lamar. The financial situa
ton and the Canadian fisheries question
were the principal subjects Of discussion
The Grant Powder Works, located a
West Berkely, six miles from San Fran
cisco. across the bay, exploded on the llth
The force of the explosion was such thai
windows along the battery front in the
CITY were smashed, and buildings through
out the entire business portion Of the city
ouivered TO an extent that it was believed
the city had sustained heavy earthquake
| shock.